Re: XFS PRE 0.10. and REDHAT 7.1 and 7.0

[Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx>]

Dave Sill wrote:

> OK, one more question--probably stupid, but I need to be sure. Will
> the kernel installed by such an installation include XFS, SGI
> partition, and SMP support, even if I don't create an XFS filesystem
> during the installation?

Yes.  Same kernel regardless of filesystem selection.
 
> And just for planning purposes...should I schedule a 7.1 pre 1.0 XFS
> installation within the week, or will I end up wishing I'd waited a
> couple days for 1.0 release?

You can always install now, and upgrade the kernel/util RPMs after 1.0
comes out.  It's not like the on-disk format is changing, or anything
like that.  :)

-Eric

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